Live Rock in Transit?

Hi, got some rock from Gix and as my luck always goes the flight has been delayed and will only come in at 1am instead of 6pm. Question is how much live on the live rock will still be alive at 1am and would it make much diffs if I collect in the morning. I really do not feel like driving 80km to collect but then again if it's gonna all die I will have to...

Life on the rocks are stronger than you think. Remember - live rock coming from the phillipines or even kenya - has been in the SAME packaging for more than 2 days.... therefor the "curing" process..... Sea life is far stronger than we give them credit for. A few hours out of water is NOT going to cause major die-off..... Yes, I agree - rinse the rocks off with some sea-water.... then place in your sump for 30 minutes - if no nitrate / ammonia spikes - you can place them in your main display....

IF you want to be EXTRA carefull.... then yes - place them in a container for curing for a few days.... but I really don't think it would be necessary.... unless you want to "cook" the rocks to remove detritus..